Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	79% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	168% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,023 96% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,296 80% 1,296 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79% Very good	Lighting 96.1 Reflection 109 Parallax 91.8 78% 98.9 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 93.9 Splatting 102 80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 426 426 426 430 421 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 2120 Write 1939 Mixed 1,453 SusWrite 456 333% 1,492 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 49.4 158% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 112 85% 116 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 302%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 233GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 392 378 397 400 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 484 Write 427 Mixed 362 SusWrite 394 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 27.3 89% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 106 79% 107 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 189 191 191 190 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 175 Mixed 80 SusWrite 190 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29.3 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	841x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16